New Life, No Regrets- By CCRC resident Rich Fernsler
The following story is part of a joint project between myLifeSite and Senior Correspondent where we ask people to report on their senior living decision process. By Rich Fernsler Long before turning 40, both my wife and I knew we would eventually choose to live in a life care retirement community, based primarily on the very different life experiences [...]
Embracing the New- By CCRC Resident Parker McLendon
The following story is part of a joint project between myLifeSite and Senior Correspondent where we ask people to report on their senior living decision process. By Parker McLendon My wife and I discovered that it was best to choose before we had to choose! Giving up a home and moving to a retirement community is a major adjustment, [...]
Understanding the Regulatory Process for CCRCs
Choosing to move to a continuing care retirement community (CCRC or “life plan community”) is a big decision—one that necessitates thorough research and planning on your part. You want to be certain that you are selecting a community that will uphold its contractual responsibilities to provide you with a continuum of care services, if needed, [...]
What If There’s No Space in the CCRC Healthcare Center When I Need It?
The distinguishing—even defining—feature of a continuing care retirement community (CCRC, or life plan community) is contractually-provided access to a “continuum of care,” which typically includes independent living, assisted living, memory care, and/or skilled nursing care; each of these services is usually offered on-site (although not always). I wrote a blog post about the “continuum of [...]
Ensuring Proper Nutrition for Seniors (…and How CCRCs Can Help)
March is National Nutrition Month. Created by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, this annual campaign puts a spotlight on the importance of making informed choices about food and developing healthy habits around eating and physical activity. When it comes to proper nutrition for older people, it’s important that their loved ones be attuned to their [...]
It’s the Lifestyle! by Guest Author and Royal Oaks Resident Karen Shane
By Karen Shane The following story is part of a joint project between myLifeSite and Senior Correspondent where we ask people to report on their senior living decision process. From our marriage on the plains of Nebraska 59 years ago at 18, John and I have led a peripatetic lifestyle, one that we were not inclined to readily abandon. [...]